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135 West 70th Street (The Pythian)Recorded sales & closing prices

135 West 70th Street, New York, NY 10023

106 recorded closings, 2003–2026. Sortable and searchable below.

Recorded closings
106
Date range
2003–2026
Median $/sf
$1,178
2026 · adjusted
Listing discount
5.1%
median, from last ask
Price range
$510K – $6.6M
Price shift · median $/sf · constant-quality
Since 2003
▲ +63.8%
10-Year
▼ -8%
Since 2022
▲ +1.8%
1-Year
▼ -3.4%

Change in the building’s median $/sf over each window, adjusted to a constant-quality (average-floor) unit so it reflects price — not which floors happened to sell. (2022 marks the rate-shock inflection.) Like-for-like repeat-sale figures to follow.

The Pythian trades on architecture, and its pricing reflects the scarcity of what it offers: a landmark-quality Egyptian Revival building with genuinely one-of-a-kind apartments. Pricing is best read on a price-per-square-foot basis, but the building's architectural distinction and unusual layouts make apartment-level comparison essential — headline square footage alone understates the variation between lines. Value is driven by ceiling height, terrace access, layout, floor, and exposure. Apartment-level closing detail should be sourced from public records for full transactional context, and pricing should be validated against the most recent comparable sales at the time of offer.

The complete recorded-sale history for The Pythian, compiled from NYC Department of Finance transfer records and verified listing data, then enriched apartment-by-apartment by The Roebling Team research desk. Across sales with a public asking price, the building carries a median listing discount of 5.1% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.

Price per square foot over time

97 sales with a known square footage, by closing date.

$497$1,561$2,625'03'07'11'15'19'23'262A · $718/sf · 20037D · $728/sf · 20034G · $720/sf · 20039C · $803/sf · 20043E · $805/sf · 20046G · $805/sf · 20046F · $830/sf · 20043C · $2,173/sf · 2004PHB/C · $611/sf · 2004PHA · $710/sf · 20044J · $726/sf · 20049D · $675/sf · 20041D · $627/sf · 20042F · $802/sf · 20048E · $863/sf · 20042J · $870/sf · 20047F · $974/sf · 20056H · $1,145/sf · 20057B · $1,006/sf · 20057A · $1,190/sf · 20051L · $988/sf · 20052B · $1,198/sf · 20067D · $1,307/sf · 20064A · $943/sf · 20068E · $1,500/sf · 2006PHD · $2,193/sf · 20062A · $912/sf · 20071J · $2,055/sf · 20079G · $1,662/sf · 20072E · $1,279/sf · 20074F · $1,247/sf · 20072J · $1,146/sf · 20072F · $1,081/sf · 20077F · $1,050/sf · 20076H · $1,439/sf · 20087H · $1,774/sf · 20094F · $1,150/sf · 20098F · $1,356/sf · 20099CD · $840/sf · 20091G · $938/sf · 20096L · $794/sf · 20102K · $1,105/sf · 20107H · $1,250/sf · 20107B · $934/sf · 20107B · $1,006/sf · 20106G · $1,106/sf · 20109G · $1,241/sf · 20113H · $1,165/sf · 20119F · $1,275/sf · 20111H · $850/sf · 20124L · $971/sf · 20123BC · $1,310/sf · 20122F · $1,058/sf · 20124F · $1,225/sf · 2012PHD · $1,902/sf · 20134D · $1,089/sf · 20134M · $1,026/sf · 20136L · $1,171/sf · 20141L · $994/sf · 201410B · $1,653/sf · 20144M · $1,140/sf · 20153H · $1,569/sf · 20157A · $1,221/sf · 20157E · $1,482/sf · 20157F · $1,471/sf · 20168H · $1,470/sf · 2016PHA · $1,915/sf · 201610C · $1,957/sf · 20162D · $1,464/sf · 20166B · $1,382/sf · 20173C · $1,110/sf · 20173B · $2,511/sf · 20172E · $1,368/sf · 20176B · $1,396/sf · 2018PHBC · $2,085/sf · 20182K · $1,471/sf · 20187H · $1,512/sf · 20188A · $1,479/sf · 20184G · $1,030/sf · 20193A · $1,105/sf · 20192A · $1,199/sf · 2019PHD · $2,182/sf · 20219H · $1,389/sf · 20223A · $1,228/sf · 20226G · $1,082/sf · 20232K · $1,297/sf · 20232G · $1,207/sf · 2023PHBC · $1,949/sf · 20233E · $1,393/sf · 20244D · $1,380/sf · 20244M · $1,073/sf · 20252D · $1,268/sf · 20258A · $1,405/sf · 20259B · $1,587/sf · 20259D · $1,274/sf · 20261D · $968/sf · 20266M · $1,265/sf · 2026
Each dot is one recorded sale with a known interior square footage, plotted by closing date against price per square foot. The line is the median $/sf each year, adjusted to a constant-quality (average-floor) unit — so it reflects price movement, not which floors happened to sell that year. Individual sale prices in the table below are unadjusted — and you can click any dot to jump straight to that sale.
Building average$1,178/sfevery bar sits above or below this · 0%

The vertical premium

The climb in price per square foot as you rise through the building — light and views included, time-adjusted to today’s market.

Floors 7–9 4 sales
$1,316/sf+12%
Floors 4–6 4 sales
$1,175/sf+0%
Floors 1–3 6 sales
$1,175/sf+0%

Premium by line

What each line’s exposure is worth — its light, outlook, and orientation — measured against the building’s average sale.

Line D 4 sales
$1,178/sf+0%

Recent closings

The building’s 10 most recent market sales.

DateUnitApartmentPrice$/sfvs. Ask
Apr 14, 20262H$4,500,000—
Feb 24, 20266M2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf$1,645,000$1,265-2.9%
Feb 12, 20261D1 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,395 sf$1,350,000$968—
Jan 6, 20269D2 BR · 2 BA · 1,370 sf$1,745,000$1,274-1.7%
Dec 11, 20259B1,040 sf$1,650,000$1,587—
Oct 15, 20258A1 BR · 1.5 BA · 765 sf$1,075,000$1,405-2.3%
May 21, 20252D1 BR · 907 sf$1,150,000$1,268-9.8%
Apr 7, 20254M1 BR · 1 BA · 876 sf$940,000$1,073-4.6%
Dec 31, 20244D1 BR · 1.5 BA · 960 sf$1,325,000$1,380+2.0%
Jun 5, 20243E3 BR · 2 BA · 1,464 sf$2,040,000$1,393-13.2%

The retrade record

Lines that have changed hands more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment. Showing the 24 strongest of 29 repeat-trade lines; sort the table below by Unit to see every line’s full history.

PHA · 1,149 sf+170%
$815,320 ($710/sf) 2004 → $2,200,000 ($1,915/sf) 2016
9D · 1,370 sf+89%
$925,000 ($675/sf) 2004 → $1,745,000 ($1,274/sf) 2026
8E · 1,500 sf+74%
$1,295,000 ($863/sf) 2004 → $2,250,000 ($1,500/sf) 2006
2A · 1,080 sf+67%
$775,000 ($718/sf) 2003 → $985,000 ($912/sf) 2007 → $1,295,000 ($1,199/sf) 2019
6L+63%
$675,000 ($794/sf) 2010 → $995,000 ($1,171/sf) 2014 → $1,100,000 2021
1D · 1,395 sf+54%
$875,000 ($627/sf) 2004 → $1,350,000 ($968/sf) 2026
3E · 1,464 sf+54%
$1,325,000 ($805/sf) 2004 → $2,040,000 ($1,393/sf) 2024
7F · 1,900 sf+51%
$1,850,000 ($974/sf) 2005 → $1,995,000 ($1,050/sf) 2007 → $2,795,000 ($1,471/sf) 2016
3H · 953 sf+35%
$1,110,000 ($1,165/sf) 2011 → $1,495,000 ($1,569/sf) 2015
6G · 1,650 sf+34%
$1,329,000 ($805/sf) 2004 → $1,825,000 ($1,106/sf) 2010 → $1,785,000 ($1,082/sf) 2023
2F · 1,683 sf+32%
$1,350,000 ($802/sf) 2004 → $1,820,000 ($1,081/sf) 2007 → $1,780,000 ($1,058/sf) 2012
2J · 833 sf+32%
$725,000 ($870/sf) 2004 → $955,000 ($1,146/sf) 2007
4D · 960 sf+27%
$1,045,000 ($1,089/sf) 2013 → $1,325,000 ($1,380/sf) 2024
6H · 782 sf+26%
$895,000 ($1,145/sf) 2005 → $1,125,000 ($1,439/sf) 2008
2K · 1,357 sf+17%
$1,500,000 ($1,105/sf) 2010 → $1,995,000 ($1,471/sf) 2018 → $1,760,000 ($1,297/sf) 2023
2G · 812 sf+14%
$860,000 2007 → $980,000 ($1,207/sf) 2023
3A · 882 sf+11%
$975,000 ($1,105/sf) 2019 → $1,083,000 ($1,228/sf) 2022
4M · 876 sf+5%
$899,000 ($1,026/sf) 2013 → $999,000 ($1,140/sf) 2015 → $940,000 ($1,073/sf) 2025
7A · 815 sf+3%
$970,000 ($1,190/sf) 2005 → $995,000 ($1,221/sf) 2015
1L · 855 sf+3%
$825,000 ($988/sf) 2005 → $850,000 ($994/sf) 2014
8A · 765 sf+2%
$1,050,000 ($1,479/sf) 2018 → $1,075,000 ($1,405/sf) 2025
6B · 608 sf+1%
$840,000 ($1,382/sf) 2017 → $849,000 ($1,396/sf) 2018
8H+1%
$1,985,000 ($1,470/sf) 2016 → $1,995,000 2017
7B · 1,600 sf+0%
$1,610,000 ($1,006/sf) 2005 → $1,495,000 ($934/sf) 2010 → $1,610,000 ($1,006/sf) 2010

Every recorded sale

Sort any column; filter by unit or keyword. Prices are the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance. Every sale sits in one of three states: counted in the building’s medians and trend; shown but excluded as a non-arms-length or nominal transfer; or shown and ⚑ flagged for review — a possible duplicate filing or an extreme $/sf outlier, held out of the statistics pending manual verification rather than allowed to move them.

106 recorded sales
Apartment
Apr 14, 20262H—$4,500,000——
Feb 24, 20266M2 BR · 2 BA1,300$1,645,000$1,265-2.9%
Feb 12, 20261D1 BR · 2.5 BA1,395$1,350,000$968—
Jan 6, 20269D2 BR · 2 BA1,370$1,745,000$1,274-1.7%
Dec 11, 20259B1,040$1,650,000$1,587—
Oct 15, 20258A1 BR · 1.5 BA765$1,075,000$1,405-2.3%
May 21, 20252D1 BR907$1,150,000$1,268-9.8%
Apr 7, 20254M1 BR · 1 BA876$940,000$1,073-4.6%
Dec 31, 20244D1 BR · 1.5 BA960$1,325,000$1,380+2.0%
Jun 5, 20243E3 BR · 2 BA1,464$2,040,000$1,393-13.2%
Nov 30, 20238E2 BR · 2 BA⚑ Flagged for review — recorded 1,787 sf disagrees with this line's 1,500 sf across other sales — the square footage looks mis-recorded; pending manual review1,787$1,900,000$1,063-13.4%
Jul 27, 2023PHBC5 BR · 5.5 BA3,165$6,170,000$1,949-27.4%
Jun 26, 20232G1 BR · 1 BA812$980,000$1,207-10.9%
Jun 23, 20232K2 BR · 2 BA1,357$1,760,000$1,297-4.9%
Apr 4, 20236G2 BR · 2.5 BA1,650$1,785,000$1,082-28.6%
Dec 5, 20223A1 BR · 1 BA882$1,083,000$1,228-15.1%
Oct 27, 20228B2 BR · 2 BA—$1,500,000—-20.8%
Jul 20, 20229H1 BR · 1.5 BA900$1,250,000$1,389-7.4%
Sep 30, 20216L1 BR · 1.5 BA—$1,100,000——
Aug 9, 2021PHD2 BR · 2.5 BA2,143$4,675,000$2,182-2.4%
Aug 30, 20192A2 BR · 2 BA1,080$1,295,000$1,199—
Jul 9, 20193A1 BR · 1 BA882$975,000$1,105-11.0%
Feb 1, 20194G2 BR · 2.5 BA1,907$1,965,000$1,030—
Dec 28, 20188A1 BR · 1.5 BA710$1,050,000$1,479-4.5%
Apr 25, 20187H2 BR1,240$1,875,000$1,512-24.8%
Mar 22, 20182K2 BR · 2 BA1,356$1,995,000$1,471—
Feb 14, 2018PHBC5 BR3,165$6,600,000$2,085-5.0%
Jan 30, 20186B1 BR · 1 BA608$849,000$1,396—
Dec 18, 20172E2 BR1,608$2,200,000$1,368-4.1%
Dec 18, 20178H2 BR—$1,995,000——
Sep 29, 20173C4 BR · 3.5 BA3,180$3,530,000$1,110-10.6%
Sep 29, 20173B1,406$3,530,000$2,511—
Feb 15, 20176B1 BRnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)800$694,454——
Jan 29, 20176B1 BR608$840,000$1,382—
Dec 22, 20162D1 BR · 1.5 BA888$1,300,000$1,464—
Dec 14, 201610C2 BR · 2.5 BA1,610$3,150,000$1,957—
Nov 9, 2016PHA1,149$2,200,000$1,915—
Sep 14, 20168H2 BR1,350$1,985,000$1,470-0.5%
Jun 30, 20167F2 BR · 2 BA1,900$2,795,000$1,471—
Oct 15, 20157E2 BR · 2.5 BA1,636$2,425,000$1,482—
Aug 31, 20157A1 BR815$995,000$1,221—
Jul 24, 20153H1 BR953$1,495,000$1,569—
Feb 9, 20154M1 BR876$999,000$1,140-6.2%
Sep 18, 201410B3 BR · 2 BA1,800$2,975,000$1,653-8.5%
Sep 15, 20141L855$850,000$994-5.5%
Jul 24, 20146L1 BR · 1.5 BA850$995,000$1,171-0.4%
Oct 18, 20134M1 BR876$899,000$1,026—
Sep 24, 20139E2 BR—$2,300,000——
Aug 30, 20134D1 BR960$1,045,000$1,089-5.0%
Jun 13, 2013PHD2 BR · 2.5 BA2,143$4,075,000$1,902-31.9%
Sep 19, 20124F2 BR2,000$2,450,000$1,225-9.1%
Jul 24, 20122F3 BR1,683$1,780,000$1,058-3.8%
Mar 28, 20123BC4 BR · 3.5 BA3,180$4,165,000$1,310-2.0%
Jan 20, 20124L927$900,000$971—
Jan 10, 20121H600$510,000$850-7.3%
Dec 22, 20119F2 BR1,400$1,785,000$1,275-0.6%
Nov 4, 20113H1 BR953$1,110,000$1,165-9.2%
Mar 9, 20119G2 BR1,450$1,800,000$1,241-8.9%
Sep 8, 20106G2 BR1,650$1,825,000$1,106-3.9%
Sep 5, 20107B2 BR1,600$1,610,000$1,006—
Jun 21, 20107B2 BR1,600$1,495,000$934—
Apr 14, 20107H2 BR1,240$1,550,000$1,250—
Apr 1, 20102K2 BR1,357$1,500,000$1,105-6.0%
Feb 22, 20106L1 BR850$675,000$794—
Dec 11, 20091G1 BR1,200$1,125,000$938-10.0%
Dec 10, 20099CD2 BR1,488$1,250,000$840—
Oct 28, 20098F1,272$1,725,000$1,356—
Jun 12, 20094F2 BR2,000$2,300,000$1,150-11.0%
Feb 22, 20097H2 BR1,240$2,200,000$1,774—
Jan 6, 200910C2 BR · 2.5 BAnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)1,610$978,295——
Oct 30, 20086H1 BR782$1,125,000$1,439-2.1%
Aug 3, 20077F2 BR1,900$1,995,000$1,050—
Jul 23, 20072F3 BR1,683$1,820,000$1,081+1.4%
Jun 29, 20072J1 BR833$955,000$1,146—
Apr 30, 20074F2 BR2,005$2,500,000$1,247—
Apr 18, 20072E2 BR1,290$1,650,000$1,279—
Mar 6, 20079G2 BR1,080$1,795,000$1,662—
Feb 2, 20072G1 BR—$860,000—-4.3%
Jan 26, 20071J511$1,050,000$2,055—
Jan 25, 20072A2 BR1,080$985,000$912-1.4%
Aug 1, 2006PHD2 BR2,143$4,700,000$2,193-5.1%
Jun 14, 20068E2 BR1,500$2,250,000$1,500-9.8%
May 31, 20064A1 BR700$660,000$943—
Mar 17, 20067D2 BR1,285$1,680,000$1,307—
Feb 22, 20062B1,244$1,490,000$1,198—
Dec 28, 20051L1 BR835$825,000$988—
Dec 1, 20057A1 BR815$970,000$1,190-11.8%
Nov 4, 20057B2 BR1,600$1,610,000$1,006+7.7%
Nov 3, 20056H1 BR782$895,000$1,145-0.4%
Aug 15, 20057F2 BR1,900$1,850,000$974—
Nov 10, 20042J1 BR833$725,000$870-3.2%
Oct 19, 20044J1 BR909$660,000$726—
Oct 19, 20049D2 BR1,370$925,000$675—
Oct 19, 20041D1 BR1,395$875,000$627—
Oct 19, 20042F3 BR1,683$1,350,000$802—
Oct 19, 20048E2 BR1,500$1,295,000$863—
Oct 7, 2004PHB/C6 BR3,165$1,934,680$611—
Oct 7, 2004PHA1,149$815,320$710—
Jul 7, 20043C4 BR1,424$3,095,000$2,173—
Jun 30, 20046F2 BR1,740$1,445,000$830-9.4%
Jun 15, 20046G2 BR1,650$1,329,000$805+2.6%
Apr 7, 20043E3 BR1,645$1,325,000$805+2.3%
Mar 8, 20049C2 BR1,488$1,195,000$803—
Oct 10, 20034G3 BR1,910$1,375,000$720—
Sep 19, 20037D2 BR1,600$1,165,000$728-2.5%
Sep 12, 20032A2 BR1,080$775,000$718—

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01142-7501) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans. Storage, parking, and commercial units are excluded from all figures. Floor- and line-level $/sf are time-controlled (each sale measured against the building’s going rate at the time of sale) and expressed at today’s pricing, so they isolate the floor or line premium rather than blend two decades of market movement.

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